You have suffered worse things; God will put an end to these also.

Whenever sorrow comes, be kind to it. For God has placed a pearl in sorrow’s hand.

There's no such thing as chance; and what to us seems merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny.

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.

He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.

May your troubles be less and your blessings be more.

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.